After Democrat Hillary Clinton’s speech claiming that Donald Trump’s support is part of a global racist “alt-right” conspiracy, Fox News anchor Shepard Smith claimed that the GOP candidate “trades in racism.” His comment sparked a huge backlash, with many on Twitter demanding he be fired.

“The problem with any attempt to rebut her is that in this case she used Donald Trump’s own words, was historically accurate on his policies, on all reviewed points,” he said during a segment with Wall Street Journal reporter James Grimaldi.

Grimaldi told Smith he believed Trump would respond by “trading in hyperbole.”

“He trades in racism, doesn’t he?” Smith asked.

Here’s video of the segment, courtesy of Mediaite:

Naturally, his statement, disguised as a question, didn’t sit too well with many.

@ShepNewsTeam@FoxNews Thought Shep was straight news. He says Trump trades in racism? Replace him w/one who can maintain objectivity.

This is the latest in a long line of idiotic statements by the anchor that have caused Fox News fans to call for his ousting.

On Wednesday Smith bent over backwards to defend the fact that half the people Clinton met with at the State Department were donors to the Clinton Foundation and he went after the reporter who broke the story.